2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Group 2 of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on September 11 and its last matches were played on September 18. Most matches were played at the Chengdu Sports Center in Chengdu. All 4 teams in this group were drawn to Group A in previous edition, the first time in FIFA tournaments history.

United States topped the group, joined in the second round by North Korea, the only team the United States failed to beat. Sweden surprisingly failed to make the second round.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	North Korea	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Nigeria	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times are local (UTC+8)

United States vs North Korea

11 September 2007

17:00

United States	2–2	North Korea
Wambach 50' O'Reilly 69'	Report	Kil Son-hui 58' Kim Yong-ae 62'

Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 35,100^[1]

Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)


United States:
GK	18	Hope Solo
DF	3	Christie Rampone	45'
DF	4	Cat Whitehill
DF	14	Stephanie Lopez
DF	15	Kate Markgraf
MF	13	Kristine Lilly (c)
MF	7	Shannon Boxx
MF	11	Carli Lloyd
MF	17	Lori Chalupny
FW	9	Heather O'Reilly		90+2'
FW	20	Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
FW	6	Natasha Kai		90+2'
Manager:
Greg Ryan


North Korea:
GK	21	Jon Myong Hui
DF	3	Om Jong Ran
DF	5	Song Jong Sun
DF	15	Sonu Kyong Sun
DF	16	Kong Hye Ok
MF	2	Kim Kyong Hwa
MF	7	Ho Sun Hui		22'
MF	9	Ri Un Suk
MF	12	Ri Un Gyong
FW	8	Kil Son Hui
FW	10	Ri Kum Suk (c)
Substitutions:
FW	17	Kim Yong Ae	22'	90'
FW	19	Jong Pok Sim	90+1'	90'
Manager:
Kim Kwang-min

Nigeria vs Sweden

11 September 2007

20:00

Nigeria	1–1	Sweden
Uwak 82'	Report	Svensson 50'

Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 35,100^[1]

Referee: Niu Huijun (China PR)


Sweden:
GK	1	Hedvig Lindahl
DF	3	Stina Segerström
DF	4	Hanna Marklund
DF	6	Sara Thunebro
DF	16	Anna Paulson
DF	13	Frida Östberg
MF	5	Caroline Seger
MF	15	Therese Sjögran	12'
MF	8	Lotta Schelin		83'
FW	10	Hanna Ljungberg		69'
FW	11	Victoria Svensson (c)
Substitutions:
FW	14	Sara Johansson		69'
MF	20	Linda Forsberg		83'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby


Nigeria:
GK	1	Precious Dede
DF	5	Onome Ebi
DF	13	Christie George (c)
DF	14	Faith Ikidi
DF	16	Ulunma Jerome
MF	15	Maureen Mmadu	59'
MF	10	Rita Chikwelu
FW	11	Chi-Chi Igbo	35'
FW	18	Cynthia Uwak
FW	8	Ifeanyi Chiejine
FW	4	Perpetua Nkwocha
Substitutions:
FW	7	Stella Mbachu	35'
MF	2	Efioanwan Ekpo	59'
Manager:
Ntiero Effiom

Sweden vs United States

14 September 2007

17:00

Sweden	0–2	United States
	Report	Wambach 34' (pen.), 58'

Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 35,600^[1]

Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)


United States:
GK	18	Hope Solo
DF	3	Christie Rampone
DF	4	Cat Whitehill
DF	14	Stephanie Lopez
DF	15	Kate Markgraf
MF	13	Kristine Lilly (c)
MF	12	Leslie Osborne
MF	11	Carli Lloyd	46'
MF	17	Lori Chalupny
FW	6	Lindsay Tarpley	67'
FW	20	Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
MF	7	Shannon Boxx	46'
FW	9	Heather O'Reilly	67'
Manager:
Greg Ryan


Sweden:
GK	1	Hedvig Lindahl
DF	3	Stina Segerström	34'	81'
DF	4	Hanna Marklund
DF	16	Anna Paulson
DF	13	Frida Östberg
MF	5	Caroline Seger	90+3'
MF	20	Linda Forsberg
MF	15	Therese Sjögran		65'
MF	8	Lotta Schelin
FW	10	Hanna Ljungberg
FW	11	Victoria Svensson (c)
Substitutions:
MF	18	Nilla Fischer		65'
FW	9	Therese Lundin		81'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby

North Korea vs Nigeria

14 September 2007

20:00

North Korea	2–0	Nigeria
Kim Kyong-hwa 17' Ri Kum-suk 21'	Report

Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 35,600^[1]

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)


North Korea:
GK	21	Jon Myong Hui
DF	3	Om Jong Ran
DF	5	Song Jong Sun
DF	15	Sonu Kyong Sun
DF	16	Kong Hye Ok
MF	2	Kim Kyong Hwa		77'
MF	9	Ri Un Suk
MF	12	Ri Un Gyong
FW	17	Kim Yong Ae
FW	8	Kil Son Hui
FW	10	Ri Kum Suk (c)	77'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Jong Pok Sim		77'
Manager:
Kim Kwang-min


Nigeria:
GK	1	Precious Dede
DF	5	Onome Ebi		30'
DF	13	Christie George (c)
DF	14	Faith Ikidi
DF	16	Ulunma Jerome	52'
MF	2	Efioanwan Ekpo
MF	10	Rita Chikwelu		61'
FW	7	Stella Mbachu
FW	18	Cynthia Uwak
FW	8	Ifeanyi Chiejine	35'	80'
FW	4	Perpetua Nkwocha
Substitutions:
DF	19	Lilian Cole		30'
MF	15	Maureen Mmadu		61'
FW	11	Chi-Chi Igbo		80'
Manager:
Ntiero Effiom

Nigeria vs United States

18 September 2007

20:00

Nigeria	0–1	United States
	Report	Chalupny 1'

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 6,100^[1]

Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)


Nigeria:
GK	1	Precious Dede
DF	19	Lilian Cole	14'
DF	13	Christie George (c)
DF	14	Faith Ikidi
DF	16	Ulunma Jerome
MF	2	Efioanwan Ekpo
MF	10	Rita Chikwelu
FW	7	Stella Mbachu
FW	18	Cynthia Uwak		83'
FW	11	Chi-Chi Igbo		22'
FW	4	Perpetua Nkwocha
Substitutions:
FW	8	Ifeanyi Chiejine		22'
MF	9	Ogonna Chukwudi		83'
Manager:
Ntiero Effiom


United States:
GK	18	Hope Solo
DF	3	Christie Rampone	77'
DF	4	Cat Whitehill
DF	14	Stephanie Lopez
DF	15	Kate Markgraf
MF	13	Kristine Lilly (c)	84'
MF	7	Shannon Boxx
MF	11	Carli Lloyd	64'
MF	17	Lori Chalupny
FW	9	Heather O'Reilly
FW	20	Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
MF	12	Leslie Osborne	64'
DF	8	Tina Ellertson	77'
FW	6	Lindsay Tarpley	84'
Manager:
Greg Ryan

North Korea vs Sweden

18 September 2007

20:00

North Korea	1–2	Sweden
Ri Un-suk 22'	Report	Schelin 4', 54'

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 33,196^[1]

Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)


North Korea:
GK	21	Jon Myong Hui	88'
DF	3	Om Jong Ran
DF	5	Song Jong Sun
DF	15	Sonu Kyong Sun
DF	16	Kong Hye Ok
MF	2	Kim Kyong Hwa		56'
MF	9	Ri Un Suk
MF	12	Ri Un Gyong
FW	17	Kim Yong Ae	32'	60'
FW	8	Kil Son Hui		85'
FW	10	Ri Kum Suk (c)
Substitutions:
DF	20	Hong Myong Gum		56'
FW	19	Jong Pok Sim		60'
MF	6	Kim Ok Sim		85'
Manager:
Kim Kwang-min


Sweden:
GK	1	Hedvig Lindahl
DF	2	Karolina Westberg
DF	4	Hanna Marklund
DF	16	Anna Paulson		69'
DF	13	Frida Östberg	31'
MF	5	Caroline Seger
MF	18	Nilla Fischer
MF	15	Therese Sjögran
MF	8	Lotta Schelin	82'
FW	10	Hanna Ljungberg		40'
FW	11	Victoria Svensson (c)
Substitutions:
DF	6	Sara Thunebro	40'	89'
FW	14	Sara Johansson		69'
FW	9	Therese Lundin		89'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67–73. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[TR07-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67–73. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

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